[castello48]

Hi All,

I am probably the 'newest' member on here. ... I mean that in every sense of the word, not just the date my user account was created.

I've spent the last 7 years working in high tech sales. I've been lucky enough to build a pretty solid reputation in this space, and I have been working remote from my home office for the past 3 years -- I love it.

I've done decent for myself, especially in a terrible economy- I'm 29, married, baby on the way, homeowner, decent savings, etc. ... but I want more - freedom, money, knowledge, etc. so I am looking to dive into trading and hope to make it a full time job. I hope it's more rewarding than grinding it out at the poker tables ... which I also do!

I've literally just started reading "Day Trading For Dummies" (about half way though), and I was wondering if some of you more experienced traders can steer me in the direction of some other books/materials that will get me more familiar with the life of a day trader.

Thanks -- I appreciate it.

RICK

[brownsfan019]

Rick,
Attached is a book list I put together for these type of posts.

Welcome to the forum.

[DugDug]

Life of the day trader - if you read a lot of similar threads, it is a daily grind. You dont find many people day trading from the beach, living it up. They are focused on screen time and reading the markets, or researching and backtesting.

By that I mean it involves a lot of patience, isolation and focus.
None of these are bad, however they are also not for everyone.

However, as some seem to do very well via time allocation and turning off the screens at set times, you can make it work for you in whatever way you like in terms of freedom.
Good luck.